Democratic Diva

I was in the House Judiciary Committee today for a hearing on HB2660 (joint; several liability; criminal offenses). This bill will create financial joint and several liability for those who create ”dangerous materials” that promote criminal or terrorist activity. It is being promoted as a victim rights bill that will allow victims to sue assholes that produce beyond despicable materials (primarily […]

No, I haven’t switched to Barack but I have indulged in a little Rock.  Last night we attended one of the best concerts I have ever been to (and I am married to a musician).  Rodrigo y Gabriela are AMAZING!  They play acoustic guitars and it’s just the two of them.  Rodrigo is a virtuoso […]

Ellen Malcolm of EMILY’s List opened up her remarks at last year’s Majority Council conference by commenting that she had “flirted” with Obama.  She went on to analyze the election in her usual brilliant fashion, that the initial attraction comes from the fact that many of us hate politics although we love the policies.  Obama […]

We’ve said it before, this is an exciting time in politics. No matter who wins the Democratic nominee, I’m proud of the intelligent and savvy candidates we’ve seen over the last year. Yep, it’s a proud time for us Democrats, especially compared to our opposition - McCain and Muckety Muckabee (you can have a lot of fun […]

Here’s a sign I saw in Coolidge (see the fog in the background?):

It was still 34 degrees when I took this picture around 9am. It was so foggy at my house that I had to wait for it to ease up before I could leave.

For those of us anxiously awaiting a trip to the polling booth, voting day is finally here!  To make your voter experience as footloose and fancy free as possible, remember a couple of things:

Polls are open from 6AM to 7pm across the state.
You need to prove who you are at your polling place (for best […]

From amazing feminist Robin Morgan:
In Support of Hillary Rodham Clinton: Good-bye to All That, Part II, by Robin Morgan
February 3, 2008 by womensspace
 
 by Robin Morgan
“Goodbye To All That” was my (in)famous 1970 essay breaking free from a politics of accommodation especially affecting women (online version is here.)  During my decades in civil-rights, anti-war, and contemporary women’s […]